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About Chilki Village

Chilki is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 137 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721505
Area (hectares) 58.13 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 137
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chilki compares

By the 2011 count Chilki is the 134th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 58.13 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Chilki

Chilki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chilki as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhota Enyata, Chhota Ghung, Chhota Pindra and Chhota Rajgram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chilki

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilki village had a population of 260. That makes it the 134th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Chilki village has 137 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilki has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Chilki is 721505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilki covers 58.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilki falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chilki notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chilki.

Chilki is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chilki today is likely to be higher.

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